Covid 19

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful.

Another five people with Covid-19 have died and 8270 new community cases have been detected, the Ministry of Health says.

A woman who had her breast cancer operation delayed twice in the Omicron outbreak feared the "dangerous strangers" in her body would get the better of her. Audio

Another 11 people have died from Covid-19, and 6242 more community cases have been detected, health authorities say.

More than $1 million has been spent reconfiguring Nelson Hospital to better treat patients with Covid-19.

Air New Zealand has been dealing with a flood of phone calls from customers wanting information as the borders reopen.

There are 5933 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, with ten further deaths.

A Covid-19 modeller says new subvariant strains will not cause waves of new cases if it arrives in New Zealand, but will likely leave a long tail of case numbers.

Fewer cancer diagnoses and treatments were seen during the start of the Omicron outbreak, according to a new report.

For the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Auckland does not have the most new daily community cases reported today.

As Shanghai enters its fourth week of lockdown, Chinese elites are finding themselves trapped by extreme Covid-19 measures in a city where the welfare of lower-income residents remains unknown.

A new Omicron subvariant has been detected in a Melbourne wastewater catchment - the first time it has been found in Australia.

With the lifting of restrictions under the orange traffic light setting, there will be no limit on the number of people who can attend Easter Services at churches across the motu.